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MBA, Ph.D in Management
Harvard university
Feb-1997 - Aug-2003
Professor
Strayer University
Jan-2007 - Present
Assignment: Building an Electroscope Investigation
Data Table
Items tested (“+” refers to
rubbing one object on the
other)
Balloon Balloon + hair Balloon + cotton fabric Balloon + wool fabric Plastic rod Plastic rod + hair Plastic rod + cotton fabric Plastic rod + wool fabric Observations as object
moves toward the
electroscope Observations as object
moves away from the
electroscope Questions
1. Which of the objects tested were charged and which weren’t? Explain your answers. 2. How does the electroscope show the amount of charge? 3. Which object, the plastic rod or balloon, seemed to hold more charge? 4. For those objects with a charge, how can you determine whether they are positively charged
or negatively charged? 5. Suppose you blow up a balloon and rub it on your hair. You notice afterward that the balloon
is attracted to your head. Given that the balloon will accumulate a negative charge, explain
what must have happened in terms of charged particles.
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